Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-15
OVERTURNED RIVERS.

The Jim ON q Tear and Considerable
Damage ~Done-SeveraI Bridges In
Jured.
Fol several days past Jim river has
been on a rampage peculiarly its own,
not ever sharing its f~ullness with the
Missouri. 1t became SWOLLEN by melting
snow and its flood was held back by
gorges twelve, fifteen and twenty miles
up from the mouth, which caused an
overflow of the river through Yankton
and Hutchinson counties. At Maxwell
and at the railroad bridge near there the
flood was greater than in 1881 aud OF
several other points an unusual quantity
of water is reported. The Running
Water branch of the Milwaukee is under
water across the river bottom and trains
from and to Running Water have been
using the Yankton route, a portion of
the ice gorge let 80 yesterday afternoon
and the rush of ice carried out a span
OF the GAINESVILLE bridge. 1t Yves re-
ported last night that the bridge at E.
Miners farm was liable to go. The
wagon bridge east of Yankton still
stands, but is in a sbaky condition.
NelehborinR farmers were busy yester-
day and last light protecting that struo-
ture the best they could
by warding the heavy ice from the piles
and guiding it through the openings. 1t
is thought to day that this bridge may
be saved. but 1T is in q damaged condi-
tion. The two railroad bridges just be-
low the wagon bridge have not suffered
from the attacks OF the ice.
In the Jim the water rose to such
height that had it come up a foot more
the Missouri bottom land east OF the
river would have been flooded. A party
of farmers with axes demolished a gorge
which formed in the river near Fahren-
wald's farm, about eight miles north
east, yesterday afternoon, and by break
ing the ice into small pieces the bridge
below was saved. The last reports are
to the effect that the water is receding.
--latest information from above is that
the bridge at Miners has been saved
and the bridge at Maxwell's mill has
gone out.
j. l.. Foskett, who came down from
Hutchinson county last night, says all
the creek bridges in Hutchinson county
have been carried away by high water
and probably one or two bridges across
the Jim.
The Big Sioux has been in q danger
Gus condition, but is now running out
and the food is subsiding, 1t took ont
two railroad bridges south OF Canton.
On the Vermillion a bridge was lost near
Parker. Railroad travel has been con.
siderably interrupted by floods in the
three rivers. This rush of water from
the smaller streams does not relieve the
low stage of water in the Missouri.
Tho Mill Builder.
Sam Kaucher of this city is making fol
himself a wide reputation as an expert
builder of roller mills. Mr.. Kauohe,
has built many mills in this section ane
below may be found hattering testi
monials from two OF his last customers
Mennonite Colony. Bon Homme
March 7th, 18S7-Having concluded
that a short system roller mil
would be q profitable invest,
ment we contracted with Sam Kauoher
of Yankton, Dakota, the roller mil
builder, for the necessary machinery
I'VE have had 1t running now over tw'
weeks and We are we'll satisfied that W
. are making as good or better -four tina,
our competitors. We gave already ex
s changed about 100 grists, have sold aou
3 at numerous places and all express
:, themselves well satisfied with our houl
= We therefore. cheerfully reoommeu,
: Kaucher to those wanting roller mills
MICHAEL WALpNER.
Sam Kauoher, Yankton-We like th
roller feed mill you gold us very we'll. ]
has ground eighty bushels OF grain pc
, hour. LORD & POWELL. Parker, OAK.
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